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title: CUNY York College — cost, debt & earnings (College Scorecard)
location: Jamaica, NY
control: Public
source: U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard (2026-06-10 release)
sourceUrl: https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/
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# CUNY York College

Jamaica, NY · Public · Bachelor-granting

> Federal College Scorecard institution **medians** — not a prediction of any one student's outcome, and not a figure for any single program. Earnings/debt cover federally-aided students.

## The bottom line

| Figure | Value | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Typical earnings, 10 yrs after entry | $56,945 | recorded |
| Earnings range (25th–75th pct) | $33,179 – $82,369 | recorded |
| Typical federal debt | $7,500 | recorded |
| Debt of students who withdrew | $5,500 | recorded |
| Completion rate | 32% | recorded |
| Average annual net cost | $14,330 | recorded |
| % earning above a $28k HS-grad wage | 70% | recorded |
| Debt ÷ a year's earnings | 0.13× | derived |
| Earnings premium vs $28k HS benchmark | $28,945 | derived |

**32% of students finish** — the loans are owed whether or not you graduate, so read every figure below next to this number.

Typical **federal** loan debt is $7,500 (≈ 13% of a year's typical earnings here). Note: this counts federal loans only — not private loans, Parent PLUS, or family savings — so true borrowing is usually higher; and because dropouts borrow less, low-completion schools can show a deceptively low debt figure.

## Earnings by major (the number that decides "worth it")

> **Different measure — read on its own terms.** These are median earnings **1 year after completing the program** (early career, graduates only) — NOT the 10-years-after-entry school-wide figure above. Do not compare a program figure to the school figure; compare majors to each other. The Dept. of Education omits programs with too few graduates.

By program, early-career pay ranges from $18,907 to $116,641 across 25 program(s).

| Major | Credential | Pay (1 yr out) | Median debt |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions. | Bachelor's Degree | $116,641 | not reported |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | Bachelor's Degree | $90,102 | $13,380 |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions. | Bachelor's Degree | $73,775 | not reported |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions. | Bachelor's Degree | $64,562 | not reported |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. | Bachelor's Degree | $43,815 | not reported |
| Accounting and Related Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $41,982 | $14,500 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $40,331 | not reported |
| Sociology. | Bachelor's Degree | $39,940 | $10,450 |
| Air Transportation. | Bachelor's Degree | $39,132 | not reported |
| Social Work. | Bachelor's Degree | $38,548 | $8,080 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | Bachelor's Degree | $38,418 | $11,000 |
| Public Health. | Bachelor's Degree | $36,548 | $12,800 |
| Computer Science. | Bachelor's Degree | $35,539 | not reported |
| Mathematics. | Bachelor's Degree | $34,751 | not reported |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. | Bachelor's Degree | $34,333 | not reported |
| Marketing. | Bachelor's Degree | $33,249 | not reported |
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $30,937 | $10,975 |
| Movement and Mind-Body Therapies and Education. | Bachelor's Degree | $30,472 | not reported |
| Psychology, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $30,191 | $9,500 |
| Journalism. | Bachelor's Degree | $29,292 | not reported |
| Biology, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $29,194 | not reported |
| Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $27,336 | not reported |
| English Language and Literature, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $25,626 | not reported |
| Communications Technologies/Technicians. | Bachelor's Degree | $24,247 | not reported |
| Pharmacology and Toxicology. | Bachelor's Degree | $18,907 | not reported |

## What this is — and is NOT

Institution-wide medians from the U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard. **Not** a prediction of what you would earn or owe, **not** a figure for any single program (a CS and a fine-arts graduate of the same school diverge enormously), **not** proof the school caused the outcome (selection, not causation), and **not** a "best college" ranking. Explore CUNY York College by field of study at the official Scorecard: https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/school/?190691

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